Deus
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdews/ [ˈd̪ews̺]
- Rhymes: -ews
- Hyphenation: Deus
Proper noun
Deus m
- God (in a Christian context)
- 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
- Sòs mentes en Deus do Céo,
agarimo podo achàr,
pois cuitadiña de min;
já non teño Pay, nin Nay!- Just in God of Heaven
shelter I can find
Because, pity me,
No longer I have mum or dad
- Just in God of Heaven
References
- “Deus” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “Deus” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “Deus” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “Deus” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Latin
Etymology
From deus (“god, deity”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈde.us/, [ˈd̪eʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈde.us/, [ˈd̪ɛːus]
Proper noun
Deus m sg (irregular, genitive Deī); second declension
- God
- 207 CE – 208 CE, Tertullian, Adversus Marcionem 1.29.8:
- Gratus esses, o dee haeretice, si isses in dispositionem Creatoris
- You would be thankful, oh you heretic god [of Marcion's], if you checked the allotment of the Creator
- Gratus esses, o dee haeretice, si isses in dispositionem Creatoris
Declension
Second-declension noun (irregular), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Deus |
Genitive | Deī |
Dative | Deō |
Accusative | Deum |
Ablative | Deō |
Vocative | Deus |
Derived terms
Old French
Old Galician-Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.us/, /dɛu̯s/
Old Occitan
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese Deus, from Latin Deus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈdews/ [ˈdeʊ̯s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈdewʃ/ [ˈdeʊ̯ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdewʃ/
- Homophone: deus
- Hyphenation: Deus
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Deus.
Related terms
Descendants
- → Japanese: デウス (Deusu)
Sardinian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeus/, [ˈdeː.u.zŭ]
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